Publications

 

Publication

 

Books:

  • Author/Editor: “Teacher’s Guide for Museum Visits: Empowering Student Discovery and Regional Connection”(2024 )Publisher/Funder: EuroClio – European Association of History Educators and GIZ Sri Lanka

(This comprehensive guide aims to empower educators in facilitating meaningful museum visits for students, fostering discovery, and connecting classroom learning with regional contexts. Produced collaboratively by EuroClio and GIZ Sri Lanka, this resource provides valuable insights, practical tips, and engaging activities to enhance students’ museum experiences and deepen their understanding of history and culture.)

  • Zoysa, De A., Goonethilaka, VN., Dissanayaka, DMGR. (2023). Evolving Tradition of Buddhist Image House – Part II, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
  • Dissanayaka, DMGR. (2024 forthcoming). The Upcountry Repository of Buddhist Art– The Tampita Vihara of Sri Lanka. Samkathana Research Centre and Archive, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
  • Dissanayaka, DMGR. (2017) BAUDHDHA VIHARANGA SAMPRADAYE UDARATA KALAGARAYA – SRI LANKAWE TAMPITA VIHARA. The Upcountry Repository of Buddhist Art- The Tampita Vihara of Sri Lanka. Samkathana Research Centre and Archive, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
  • Zoysa, De A., Goonethilaka, VN., Dissanayaka, DMGR. (2016). Evolving Tradition of Buddhist Image House – Part I. Samkathana Research Centre and Archive, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
  • Dissanayaka, DMGR. (2014). SANGAPITH DAWULDENA. Biography of Chief Incumbent of Amarapura Chapter of Sri Lanka. Ministry of Budhdha Sasana and Religious Affairs.
  • Dissanayaka, DMGR. (2014). BATH MAALAWA. Religious communication methods in North Central Province. Author publications
  • Dissanayaka, DMGR. (2014). AHIGUNTIKA PRAJAWA, UPA SANSAKRUTHIKA LAKSHANA HA JANAMADHYA BALAPAMA (GYPSIES, SUBCULTURE AND MASS MEDIA EFFECT). Author Publications.
  • Dissanayaka, DMGR. (2012). DAHAMI NIWAHANAI APE KAMA RANDI HETA DINAI. Community-based development project. Ministry of Budhdha Sasana and Religious Affairs.
  • Dissanayaka, DMGR. (2010). DIVI NAGUMATA NAVA ARUTHAK. Community-based development project. Postal Department of Sri Lanka.

 

Book Chapters

  • Dissanayaka,DMGR.(2023). Weapons of the global wondering of six Kandyan objects. Lewke’s Cannon: A Vishal And Pollical Dialogue Captured In Gold And Silver. Tambapanni Academic Publishers Colombo. Sri Lanka.
  • Dissanayaka,DMGR.(2023). Weapons Of Persuasion–the global wondering of six Kandyan objects. The Inscription On Lewke’s Cannon As A Window Into The Political World Of Lewke Disawa.Tambapanni Academic Publishers, Colombo.Sri Lanka.
  • Dissanayaka, DMGR. (2022). KUSSIYA-The Kitchen; Culinary Ethnology in Sri Lanka; Edited by Elizabath Simpson and Ayesha Abdur-Rahman.. BATH MALAWA – Thanks Giving After the Harvest and Alimentation for Deities. Colombo. Sri Lanka.
  • Dissanayaka, DMGR. (2017). People of Sri Lanka. Gypsy community. Ministry of National Co – Existence, Dialogue and Official Languages.

 

International Collaborations

 

Peer-reviewed international journal

  • Decoding Decorative Motifs. – Visual Perception and Spatial Understanding in Buddhist Image Houses. (forthcoming 2024 May)AccScience Publishing.Singapore
  • Lewke’s Cannon: A Visual and Political Dialogue Captured in Gold and Silver. The Rijksmuseum Bulletin.Vol. 70, No. 4 (2022), pp. 318-337

https://bulletin.rijksmuseum.nl/article/view/13471 or https://www.jstor.org/stable/27180735